A walking tour by Emanuela Aru of Islington Guided Walks and History From Below Emanuela Aru Clerkenwell may be one of London’s most desirable postcodes today – all artisan coffee,quiet squares and converted warehouses; but beneath its calm streets lies a historysteeped in grime, grit and rebellion. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-dark-side-of-clerkenwell-walking-tour-tickets-1794374365029?aff=oddtdtcreator In the 18th and 19th centuries, this … Read More
As you walk along Clerkenwell Road, you will notice a magnificent frontage decorated with colourful mosaics and the statues of saints – this is St. Peter’s of All Nations, more familiarly known as ‘The Italian Church.’
Born in Northamptonshire in 1654 and came to London as a boy to be apprenticed for seven years to a ‘vendor of small coals – charcoal’. He set up his own business in Jerusalem Passage. Passionate about music, a musician and book collector, Britton starts London’s first Music Society. Accessible only by a rather rickety … Read More
Open House Festival runs from Thursday 8 to Thursday 22 September and Islington Guided Walks is delighted to have been offered the opportunity by two fascinating historical sites to enhance our Fluid Islington tour which proved so popular last year. This year’s tour, called How To Make Millions From a Duck Pond, tells the story … Read More
Why visit this area? A walk through Clerkenwell is a journey into a thousand years of history. Once a pastoral tranquillity of rural religious houses and one of London’s early medieval suburbs with its wells, rivers and Mystery Plays. More up to date it has one of the first Underground stations and the latest Crossrail … Read More